Mom Kelly, and daughters Rylie, Raigan, & Quin sat down to talk all things soccer in the Longo house. We covered playing at the highest level, choosing between high school and club, the spring season when every practice is a tryout, personal responsibility, which parent is more fun to travel with, and what is most important at the end of the day... take a listen, Like, Review Follow, and Share, and let's go!

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Coach Brendan Taylor joined me from Clayton High School, the boys and girls head soccer coach. After coming off a State Championship title year in the fall, we talk about the girls program upcoming season, the Champions League, high school vs academy, and rivalries!!!

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On this Soccer Mom Sunday, we go from St. Louis, to Kansas City, to National coverage of soccer! Jen Siess got a chance to visit with Aly Trost Martin - a St. Louis soccer native who worked her way across the state for the sports media experience, climbing the ladder of journalism and broadcast from small outlets to becoming the play-by-play voice in the MLS for Sporting KC. Since then, she’s continued her journey into the NWSL, plus national coverage of all things soccer with CBS Golazo. Listen in for her stories of early soccer in STL, Trost family stories, and the coaches and teams that positively impacted her back in those days - PLUS her “just give it a try” attitude that continues to compel doors to open for her in The Beautiful Game. Are you ready for some gritty enthusiasm? Let’s go!

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John Trask has checked so many boxes in our US soccer landscape! Coach Trask started as a player under the legendary Jerry Yeagley at Indiana University and has really never looked back. His insights on culture, training, recruiting, and the overall landscape are second to none!

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Two childhood friends, teammates, and now opposing coaches... Jamey Bridges head coach at Columbia H.S. in Illinois, and Chad Wozniak head coach at Louisville Collegiate. These two talk about their programs, recent tragedy, culture, wins, and more. These Granite City alums also tie together their own experiences under the great Gene Baker and how it has affected their own coaching strategies and beyond!

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Dueling for Lincoln's own Tim Koppel & Brian Bement joined to talk about the upcoming 2025 campaign for these TST Alum! We talked about their experiences from year 1, the takeaways, the recruiting process, and what to expect in year 2.

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Sogility STL is the newest soccer-specific training facility that is taking 21st-century statistics and combining them with top-class trainers in a family-friendly environment. Sogility focuses on maximizing touches that help push the player into a comfort zone technically that allows them to focus on PLAYING THE GAME and have more fun competing.

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Our friends from Mecca of Banter joined us for a cool calm Saturday morning at the world-famous, Amsterdam Tavern. We chatted all things EPL, who's our teams, why, and why most of my guest decisions were/are poor ones. So... POUR yourself a pint and jump into this pubside chat!

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STL City's own President & GM... Diego Gigliani! "DG" as we like to call him joined us and walked us through his youthful exuberance for his native Argentina and their World Cup win in 84', through his years in Boston as a student, to the City Group loading up on the most coveted trophies in all of soccer, and landing in the STL to take on this next challenge.

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We come full circle on this Soccer Mom Sunday! In June of 2024, Jen Siess sat down to chat with her former coach at Lindenwood University, Debbie Washburn. Not only did we talk about her soccer origin story, she also shared the story of her TWICE WINNING 1989 and 1990 National Women’s Over-30 Division teams. A first in St. Louis women’s soccer history. For years, these soccer champs have gone unrecognized, but that just changed on February 27th, 2025 when they were formally honored by the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame. Tune in for a great conversation with Debbie, along with former teammates, Lisa Lamb and Mary Carpenter, as they share their own soccer origin stories, along with some grit-forming experiences like sleeping in a hotel lobby before a big game. Not kidding! It’s an emotional one - a bittersweet story of finally having a seat at the table. Let’s go!

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